Credits Available: 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 4.25 AAFP Prescribed credits

Description: Obesity currently affects more than 2 in 5 adults in the United States and demonstrates significant associations with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes (T2D), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and steatohepatitis (MASH), osteoarthritis, sleep disorders, and reproductive health complications. Obesity care continues to evolve with advancing treatment options, emerging best practices in comorbidity management, and evidence-based guidance on patient-centered approaches, creating new opportunities to improve outcomes for patients living with obesity.

To support clinicians in comprehensive obesity management, this educational initiative will facilitate peer-to-peer learning, case-based discussions, and practical guidance through simulation-based scenarios. Participants will gain enhanced competence in recognizing and managing the relationships between obesity and a range of comorbidities, develop skills in creating individualized treatment plans that integrate evidence-based pharmacological and lifestyle interventions, and strengthen patient-centered communication strategies that support treatment adherence and improved patient outcomes.

CME/CE Accreditation Information

If you already have a Gather-ed account, please login

Email:
Password:

Register

Step 1 of 3

This program is intended for:
Target Professions: DO, MD, Nurse, Pharmacist, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Associate/Assistant, MBBCh, MBBS
Target Specialties: Obstetrics/Gynecology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, Geriatrics, Home Care, Hospitalist, Men's Health, Preventive Medicine, Women's Health

Nicole Fox

San Juan Health

Nicole Fox earned her master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Utah in 2018. Prior to this, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health from George Washington University. Before she became a PA, Nicole worked internationally in public health for several years, contributing to projects in the Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore, and India.

Nicole was a 2020-2021 PA Foundation Nutrition Fellow, and completed the AAPA/TOS Obesity Management in Primary Care Certificate Program in 2022. She currently serves as faculty with the AAPA’s Obesity Community of Practice, as well as a Director at Large of PAs in Obesity Medicine. She is passionate about incorporating lifestyle medicine into clinical practice, and empowering primary care clinicians to practice evidence-based obesity medicine. She practices both family and emergency medicine at San Juan Health in Southeast Utah.

When not focused on medicine, Nicole can usually be found mountain biking, running, hiking, and exploring wild spaces with her husband, dog, and friends. She also loves her small flock of backyard chickens.